LED power

[Studio Custom]

All Hamer LEDs are suppose to be powered by 3V right? I know the connector looks 9V so people mistakenly use one and burn out their bulbs, but someone was trying to convince me some were designed for 9V which is news to me.

[serial]

9v will burn them out.

[The Shark]

Couple AA's?

[chromium]

Right- the LED uses a 2xAA battery pack (3V total)

Technically, you could add a current limiting resistor to the ground leg of the LED and power it from the single 9V... but in absence of that resistor, you'd likely fry it.

[RacerX]

3 volts/2 AA for sure. There are a few different styles of double AA holders that have +&- outputs that look just like 9v which causes the confusion. The chasing LEDs might have different requirements... I never had one of those...yet ;-)

[Studio Custom]

I like this one in the event of a leak

http://www.radioshack.com/radioshack-enclosed-2-aa-battery-holder/2700408.html#.VKC71nAEA

[Studio Custom]

Battery box won't fit too large, back to the Shack.

[chromium]

I like this one in the event of a leak

http://www.radioshack.com/radioshack-enclosed-2-aa-battery-holder/2700408.html#.VKC71nAEA

Battery box won't fit too large, back to the Shack.

Good idea, though. I've used those to replace board-mounted batteries in a couple of old synth restorations for that same reason, and to ensure the batteries stay in place during transit:

Not sure if RS stocks 'em, but you can find the 2xAA holders with snap clips at most of the online shops:

http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Eagle-Plastic-Devices/12BH322B-GR/?qs=%2fha2pyFadujiFoBde4F0K2WTZTYUj5jO

[mc2]

Right- the LED uses a 2xAA battery pack (3V total)

Technically, you could add a current limiting resistor to the ground leg of the LED and power it from the single 9V... but in absence of that resistor, you'd likely fry it.

Hey.....how come your electronics cavity is unpainted? Weird.

[serial]

I had some NOS Hamer battery clips around. Have to see if I still do-one got tucked into the case of an LED inlaid Hamer that I sold.

[chromium]

Hey.....how come your electronics cavity is unpainted? Weird.

Not sure... I just assumed that's the way they did it at the time(?), but these are the only early one's I've had.

That pic is #0408. My old B8S #0534 is similar.

[cynic]

Did they paint cavities in guitars with factory active electronics?

[chromium]

Did they paint cavities in guitars with factory active electronics?

Both the B4S ('90) and B4M ('04) that I got from Marcus were originally active (EMG-HBs and EXB) and have shielding paint.

Pic of the B4S for reference (converted to passive):

FWIW, though, I haven't had any noise issues with those early ones...